Hello world.  What is “Tadpole Audio?”  Well, the short version is that it’s my silly attempt to be quirky and hip and still be clear that we’re talking about music here.  Audio.  Sound.  Music.

I also want to say off the bat that I’m not even going to try to have one of those cutting edge blogs where contributors wax poetic about an album weeks before it hits stands.  Or one that breaks a band before it ever performs a show.  Don’t get me wrong – I respect and admire those guys – I’m just not that good.  Please check out my blogroll for a list of blogs (and bloggers) who are excellent at those very things.  And good people.

What I’m interested in is what, why and how people respond to music.  As a music supervisor, I want to explore all the ways people use music to tell their own tales.  From brilliant songwriters to up and coming artists, experienced music supervisors, music bloggers, DJs, and everything in between, everyone connects to music differently – different genres, mediums, purposes, emotions.  I want know what makes you (the audience) think, feel, cry, laugh, feel happy, sad, cold, hungry, safe, sunny, nostalgic, etc – and flex my own muscles a little at the same time.  And every once in a while share a tune or artist I’m really digging, even if it might be a few months after the release date…

So welcome to my experiment.  Speak up.  Fortunately I have a few awesome friends who share a passion for music and/or storytelling as well, so you should get to know them too.

Stay classy, Interwebs.

Amanda DK

Contributors

Priya Perera (Music By The Book)
Priya Perera reads books and listens to music and likes to mix them up on Tadpole Audio.

Ezra Remer (Ad Sounds)
Ezra Remer is a lover all of media. He currently works as music coordinator at Lip Sync Music, syncing artists into film/tv/ads. Follow him @EzRemer.

Emily Weber (Trailer Music Talk)
Emily Weber has specialized in music for trailers since approximately 2004.  She currently works at Position Music, a trailer music supplier and publishing company/record label.

Catherine McNulty (Aural Fixation)
Catherine McNulty quit her day job and decided to become part of the problem, not the solution in America’s battle of the bulge by attending culinary school to become a pastry chef. When she’s not cursing ovens and scarfing cookies at ungodly hours in the morning, she can be found at http://noms-away.blogspot.com.

Sierra Drucker (Aural Fixation)
Sierra Drucker lives, breathes, and apparently now eats music. She currently works for Format Entertainment as a Music Coordinator/Supervisor, and also spins locally as DJ Sea. If you’re hungry for more musical musings, head over to her digital homebase, http://inlandsounds.blogspot.com.

Andrew Thomas
Andrew Thomas retired from a career in blog writing after a spirited six weeks.  He currently aspires to write for television, also known as a “Moving Blog”.  You might also know him as the man behind @Dumblebrag.

Sleepmonster
He is a mysterious fellow.  More to come…